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ASpider-Manspin-off calledEl Muertohas reportedly been in the works for quite some time. However, although it was initially expected to release in January 2024, there haven’t exactly been any proper updates of it anywhere. Now in a disappointing turn of events, Rapper Bad Bunny, aka, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, who was supposed to headline the movie based on this iconicSpider-Manvillain, said in an interview that the movie is quite at a standstill at this moment. Now although he did try to catch himself and make light of the situation later, fans are wondering if the project will ever truly see the light of day.
Although it was initially hyped as Marvel’s first Latino lead movie, on both the acting and directing front, now questions about whether it truly will be completed or even whether Bad Bunny will still be headlining the movie are popping up. Fortunately, there hasn’t been any official announcement of the movie being canceled or even postponed so fans are still hopeful to be able to watch this new spin on theSpider-Manfranchise.
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Bad Bunny’s Marvel debut withEl Muerto
Bad Bunny’s publicist revealed in an interview with TIME, that theSpider-Manspin-off is currently“at a standstill.”This seems like concerning news as the release date forEl Muertohas already been made public as January next year. Fans were appropriately excited about it as even though it is a Spider-Man spin-off, the character has enough backstory and biography involved that even the need for a Spider-Man feature might not be required at all.
According to the magazine, during the casting,Bad Bunnythought the role of the villain El Muerto, aka, Juan-Carlos Sanchez the“perfect”fit for him with his establishedWrestleManiacareer, as the character happens to be a wrestler as well. In fact, the Rapper claimed that hisWrestleManiadebut was,“the best day of [his] life.”As such, the news of a possible postponement is disappointing for fans.
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Bad Bunny’sEl Muertoat a Standstill
Sony’sSpider-Manspin-off is not only the first movie with a Latin lead, but the movie is also expected to be directed by Mexican director Jonas Cuaron, which is also a first for Marvel. And as excited as Bad Bunny himself was to play this character, it seems he is pretty disappointed about the movie’s stagnant situation. According to TIME, the artist initially tried to wave the question off by pretending to be confused.
However, he later revealed that the filming has still not started even with the release date approaching fast. He also joked,“Maybe they’ll switch me out for Pedro Pascal.”As a result, although his publicist did correct themself by changing his comment from“at a standstill”to“in development,”it does not really bear good news for the movie.
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Hence, rumors of a potential postponement have started floating around. Although fans are expecting it to come out afterMadame Web, the question of how long the wait will be has started creating doubts in their minds. As there has not been any official announcement yet, it would be interesting to see if they can still maintain the original release date.
El Muertois expected to arrive at the theaters on January 12th, 2024.
Source:The Direct
Anushree Banerjee
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Anushree Banerjee is an Anime Writer at FandomWire with over 550 published articles. She has a post-grad in English and years of experience working with some of the biggest companies on the pop culture, and anime scene, such as, Sportskeeda, Pinkvilla, and MovieWeb. Staying on top of everything anime consumes her days, while bingeing on everything horror, and thriller keeps her up at night. Be it superhero flicks from Marvel and DC, or Shonen, and Seinen, like Bleach, The Apothecary Diaries, and Attack on Titan, she can probably state facts about them faster than she can recite her home address.
